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Home » Ableism

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Opinion

Opinion: A Legitimate Disabled Person Would Be Wearing a Vest

by RitaJanuary 6, 2026February 1, 2026
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Local

Paraplegic Architect Who Put Building’s Only Entrance on the Roof: ‘Now How Do You Fucking Like It?’

by Sy HoekstraNovember 28, 2025December 4, 2025
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Holiday

Family Member Thankful to Not Be You Specifically

by Anna R.November 27, 2025January 2, 2026
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Local

Another Brave High School Girl Talks to Disabled Kid at Lunch

by Macklin YoumansSeptember 23, 2025September 23, 2025
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Holiday

Disabled Pride Party Chastised for Not Using Event-First Language

by Spencer HunleyJuly 9, 2025July 9, 2025
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Local

Disabled People, Set Up on Date Because They Are the Only Disabled People Their Friends Know, Pissed at How Attracted They Are to Each Other

by Jeremy EinbinderJune 29, 2025June 29, 2025
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Local

Disabled Man Actually Super Ableist

by Stacy AshworthMarch 14, 2025March 14, 2025
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Politics

Conservatives Who Make Fun of Disabled People for Being ‘Weird’ Are Crying Over Being Called ‘Weird’

by mcamillettiAugust 13, 2024August 13, 2024
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Local

‘I’m Not Disabled Though,’ Says Man Whose Knees, Back and Neck Have Been Ravaged by Time

by lezmoonJanuary 29, 2024January 29, 2024
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Local

Hot Wheels! This Wheelchair User Actually Is a Fire Hazard

by Vyoma RamanAugust 28, 2023September 23, 2025
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Local

What a Drag! ‘Inclusive’ Gay Bar Is Inaccessible to Performer

by Zephyr Ash OstrowskiJune 16, 2023April 19, 2024
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Local

Ketamine Is the New Marijuana Is the New Goop

by Mia OceanMay 9, 2023April 19, 2024
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POLITICS

  • Disabled Woman’s Politics So Left Wing Even Medical Condition is Progressive
    February 17, 2026
  • 17 Years Later, ‘Keep Your Government Hands Off My Medicare’ Guy Still Wants Government Hands Off His Medicare
    January 26, 2026
  • Disappointed Nation Beginning to Think RFK Hasn’t Actually Found the Cause of Autism
    November 15, 2025

CULTURE

  • Sleeping Beauty Actually ME/CFS Girly Waiting for Doctor, Not Unlicensed Prince
    November 30, 2025
  • Marvel Director Reveals Invisible Disabled Superhero Was in Movie the Whole Time
    August 27, 2025
  • Disabled Baseball Fan Enjoys Accessibility of Empty Stadium for Shitty Team
    August 25, 2025

LOCAL

  • How Does This Fatigued Woman Do It All? Narcotics
    February 18, 2026
  • New Accessible Fire Escape Access Allows Anyone to Fall Off and Die, Equally
    February 11, 2026
  • Sexually Active, Nonverbal Disabled Woman Annoyed that AAC Device Never Makes Good Orgasm Noises
    February 1, 2026

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